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Zend Guard 5.5
Basic Tutorial
Once you have decided which PHP files need to be encoded and the Obfuscation type you want to
apply to the code. Create a Zend Guard project and configure the project's settings according to the
following questions:
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Is the code intended for mass deployment?
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How important is the code (i.e. is it expensive intellectual property)?
If both the answers are "yes", it is better to use all Obfuscation types to secure more code elements.
Encode Only
To encode without obfuscation, do not select any Obfuscation options.
List all code entities that will not be encoded in the Exclude List.
Note:
Encoded files which have obfuscated local variables only are compatible with Zend Optimizer version 3.3
and above.
Encoded files which have obfuscated variables and also have obfuscated functions, classes and/or
PHP Internal symbols require the latest version of Zend Optimizer (PHP5 and PHP 5.3 require
Optimizer 3.3 and above).
The Zend Optimizer is available free of charge, from: http://www.zend.com/downloads.
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